Several legislative proposals this year seek to address basic skills and
career readiness among high school students and adults by using the
resources of community colleges. The Twenty-First Century Developmental
Education Act (LB 367), Remedial Adult Education Innovation Act (LB 366)
and Career Academies bill (LB 47) provide support for community college
efforts to provide education and training that bridges the gap between high
school and employment and puts people on the path toward a sustainable
wage.

MCC's Board of Governors supports the following proposals:

Twenty-First Century Developmental Education Act: This bill
seeks to fill in educational gaps in reading, writing, math, science
and computer skills needed by today’s workforce through support of
community colleges’ developmental education and occupational
training programs.

Remedial Adult Education Innovation Act: By providing multiple
pathways to a high school diploma or high school equivalency, more
individuals can reach their goals. This bill provides funding to
community colleges to support remedial adult education with the goal
of increasing the GED completion rate and bolstering the number of
individuals with career-ready skills.

Career Academies: This bill would create consortiums of school
districts, community colleges and industry to support career academy
programs for high school students. The career academies would
incorporate dual enrollment opportunities while providing
entry-level industry skills in several career areas.

Reverse Articulation: While many students transfer credits from
a community college to a four-year institution, credit transfer from
a four-year institution to a community college is less common. This
bill would develop procedures by which students at four-year
institutions would be notified of their potential eligibility to
receive an associate degree at a community college through the
transfer of credits.